Becoming deviant

Internalization is a significant part in which we understand part of our culture being part of us especially when we relate it to our values and the norms. Internalization of the social norms is specifically important since it allows us to get acquainted with the cultures and the norms of our traditions. This helps the society to behave in accordance with the values that are expected and not relying on being monitored all the times (Traxler, 2010). Social interaction is also very important as it allows the society or individuals to build according to the social roles and responsibilities. A person may feel very comfortable doing certain acts in a particular group compared to another group where he or she is not a member. People have varying choices and this leads to different ideologies. Both social controls are very important as they allow a person to behave according to the expected values in regards to the societal expectations this being a group.

The biological theory identifies that a person can have the deviance behavior due to the biological makeup of the person. Some people are identified to have the biological makeup of being criminals and they remain that way for long (Rock, 2014). Inherited type of deviance is basically the behavior one gets from either the family or from the society. Certain characters develop such behaviors at a tender age and this leads to the person behaving in that manner. Inherited type of deviance behavior can be corrected to ensure that the person does according to the majority accepted behaviors. This can be done through initiating new behaviors and changing the characters of the person completely. Having a good mentor can help develop good behaviors accordingly.

 

References

Rock, P. (2014). Deviant Behaviour (Routledge Revivals). Routledge.

Traxler, C. (2010). Social norms and conditional cooperative taxpayers. European Journal of Political Economy, 26(1), 89-103.